FT-86 II debuts in Japan

[lancie]

http://jonsibal.com/blog/2011/08/ft-...buts-in-japan/

This past Saturday, the Fuji Speedway Special Events Plaza hosted the 2011 Fuji 86 Style. It was a day devoted to the Hachiroku.

A nice collection of modified and tuned AE86s were present at the event.

Drift King himself Keiichi Tsuchiya held a special talk show discussing his past experience racing his AE86 as well as his impression on the 2nd Toyota FT-86 concept car.

The Toyota FT-86 II made its Japanese debut at the Fuji 86 Style event.

The Fuji Speedway Square Plaza was filled with enthusiast eager to see the car in person.

Tsuchiya also talked about his impression of the upcoming model which is said to be very close to the 2nd concept displayed at the event.

Here are some new pics of the FT-86 II.

[ft86cbx]

Nice find, heres a vid:

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[iff2mastamatt]

^ gotta love the MK II's but.

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by iff2mastamatt

^ gotta love the MK II's but.

But what?

[ft86cbx]

Originally Posted by iff2mastamatt

^ gotta love the MK II's but.

The MKII looks better and better each time

[SUB-FT86]

Too bad the taillights/headlights wont look as aggressive

[Zaku]

I love the MK II to be honest, and is there any vids of the Drift king talking? at the event.

[madfast]

Originally Posted by Zaku

I love the MK II to be honest, and is there any vids of the Drift king talking? at the event.

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please translate if you can...

[ft86cbx]

No idea about translation, but I read he talked about to engines and referred to one as being boxer but didn't mention the other...

[ichitaka05]

LMAO I love Keiichi Tsuchiya!!! He's so funny

WHY?!?!?! WHY THEY STOP RECORDING IN MID OF THE TALK!?!?!?! IT WAS GETTING INTERESTING!!!!!!

Give me lil bit to translate it... unless if someone else translate it

[Aki]

Some highlights of the vid translated:
- Wants to have the AE86 event as a yearly, global event.

- Tada-san says details, approx. price point will be revealed at Tokyo Motor Show.

- Tada-san says swapping in a regular (non-Boxer) engine is "relatively easy," Dori-dori jokingly retorts "isn't it bad to say that?"

-Tsuchiya says he thinks most would want to buy an FT86 in addition to owning a AE86, not replace the AE86. He spent about $30k on his AE86 (he has two)

- When asked about the final name of the car, Tada says the name "depends on the country it's produced." He says FT86 is actually the 86th chassis model, so the number fits in that respect.

- Asked about the weight, and how cars have to be heavier than the days of AE86, Tada-san says it's very light, and "much lighter" than the Toyota Altezza (which is 1340kg or 2954 lbs). Has airbags.

- Tsuchiya says he'd want to swap out all fenders and panels with CF.

Think it's interesting that Tsuchiya is talking about this car, since he has such close ties with Honda.

[SUB-FT86]

I hope much lighter means 250-350 lbs less!!!!!

[xantonin]

I looove the MK II. I'd buy it the way it is there.

[ichitaka05]

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Man, I feel like I'm official translator for this site. LMAO

K, here's a quick translation.... Again, it's gonna be Engrish translation & not an English translation. If you have problem that?

MC: We found out that Tada-san was going to come to this event
TK: Wanted to tease Tada-san
TT: Oh to tease me?
MC: Everyone tease Tada-san
TK: Every year, we will have 86 festival
TT: Yes, yes
TK: I wanna make this festival, new & old 86 will line up cross the horizon
TT: From next year, I can answer any question that isn't even in catalog, so think of some question you want to ask
TK: On March right?
TT: E.....?
TK: You can answer all the question on March right?
TT: No on March, but this year's Tokyo Motor Show I can prob maybe answer some of the questions
TK: Oh~
TT: At the TMS show the official spec and the somewhat estimated price tag...
MC: So most of the question can be answer at there.
TK: Before Tada-san, we (everyone) decided
MC: Yes, we have decided
TT: What? Already decided?
TK: Motorsport base have nothing on it. Just like when AE86 came out GT-V model. 1,998,000yen (give or take $19.9k doing 100yen = $1).
TT: LOL
TK: Doesn't come with anything
MC: Does would be nice
TK: wheels are steelies
TT: Okay with steelies?
TK: Yes
TT: Oh yeah, you don't need seats anyways
TK: Yes
TT: Oh~ ic
TK: From there, options come and go all the way up to 3,000,000yen ($30k)
TT: Oh~ ic!
TK: Everyone have decided on this
MC: Yes, everyone have decided
TK: We thought, you were having hard time deciding, so everyone decided on this
TT: hm... 1,998,000yen....
TK: Yes nothing on, no hood, no fenders
TT: So only engine?
TK: You see all these tuning shop cars? All these shops gonna swap the engine out to some Toyota engine
TT: Ah~ lol
TK: All these shop never done boxer engine tuning before, so
TT: LOL
TK: They will swap em to Toyota engine
TT: (The boxer engine) is easier than you think
TK: Really easy?
MC: Easy?
TK: You can spill that info right now?
TT: Well... that's I heard...
MC: LOL
MC: Well, we want to hear all the FT86 info much as we can... within the limits
MC: As of right now, who's interested in buying this FT86, raise your hands
MC: As of right now, we have this many, but by the end of the talk show, Tada-san have to convince all of them
TT: Ah~
TK: But I don't think they will sell their 86 (AE86)
MC: True
TK: Keep the old 86 and then buy new 86
TT: Ah ic, that's a good idea
TK: I highly doubt they will sell it. Same with me
MC: Tsuchiya-san, you going to buy this car?
TK: When I changed to Honda, I got scolded so many times telling me "Why you have 2 AE86?"
Everyone LOL
TK: That's not your business
MC: Yes, that's true
TK: I bought it with my own money
MC: Need to know the enemy right?
TK: Not enemy or anything. I just love 86
MC: So true
TK: I bought it for 250,000yen ($2.5k) and spent 3,000,000yen on it ($30k)
MC: Really?
TK: You think that I'm stupid?
TT: LOL
TK: There's a ton of stupid here
everyone lol
(MC was loud & couldn't hear what he said)
TT: True, all amazing cars are lined up
TK: I told this tuning shop don't need to come, but came anyways
TK: Isn't this fun 86 festival?
MC: Anyways, Tsuchiya-san please don't stop talking all the suddenly
TK: True, yes
MC: One question I asked Tada-san one year ago interest me, "FT86 is a code name and it's not the actual name"
TT: ?
MC: That's what you said
TT: Ah~ yes, I did
MC: So the name have been decided?
TT: This car's name?
MC: Yes
TT: This car's name.... Depends on different country, name have been decided.
MC: As for Japan?
TT: Still deciding...
TK: Cannot be "FT86"?
TT: Name "FT" have different myth for it, like "Fujiwara Tofu-ten". Originally "FT" is giving to all the Toyota concept cars.
MC: Oh Future Toyota
TT: So Future Toytoa something something
TT: Main goal/concept for this car was like AE86, wanted this car to be loved by everyone.
TT: All Toyota model have something something A and B, like 20A. Didn't want to wait for 86th, so went with 086A and started engineering this project
TK: Just keep it as is
MC: True, keep it 86 have great memories so
TK: Name it 862
TT: Hm... true
MC: Everyone think so too right?
TK: If they change the name, I won't buy this car
TT: Eh?! No good?
TK: If it's not 86 then there's no reason for me to buy it
MC: But I don't think there's no car that have been so focus in media as much as this car haven't release yet
TT: True and I'm grateful for it
MC: There's no other car like this, so more and more expectation raise up
TT: I have worked on different cars before, but no car came this close as getting feedback from everyone "No this is not it", "No those aren't it" and so forth on it
MC: That that expectation how it will do on release date
TT: True, sometimes there's a car that release and it was disappointing
TK: Just like we were talking before
TT: LOL
MC: What's that talk?
TK: We were talking backstage
TK: All those car that shows in TMS, but when actual release, it's a disappointment
MC: Ah~
TK: We were saying we don't like those cars
TT: When it's in concept it looks cool, but when it's actual released it look ugly
TK: It's always the case
TT: We hear it a lot
TT: Those things make me sick, so this time around surprise them
MC: When it's released it's still cool...
TK: Make it cool and release it cool
MC: Make it more cool
TK: Yes!
TT: Oh so cooler than the concept
MC: My first impression, looking at it, from front fenders, side skirts, to rear fender, I don't see any cut like. Is it going to sell like this?
TT: Of course, there will be separations
MC: If it's not, it'll make bodyshop cry
MC: How the interior gonna be looking like?
TT: Interior? Oh this one cannot see it
TK: Oh that one, we've already decided
TT: Decided?
TK: Cheapest one (1,998,000yen ver) don't have anything on it
MC: Nothing on it
TT: Nothing on it?
MC: There will be steering wheel right?
TK: Steering wheel gonna be really cheap one
MC: Audioless
TK: No Audio
TK: & no AC
TT: Eh?
TK: Make it all option setup
TT: Ah~ I hear "rear seats are hard to install, so make it option to have rear seats" and so on feedbacks
MC: Reading different articles, I hear crash safety and all the safety rules that wasn't in AE86 age... we hear a lot about weight problem. That's why using boxer engine and make center gravity low to make good balance... overall how much it's gonna be weighted?
TT: Weight is very important part... we hear cut under 1,000kg (2,204 lbs), but reality adding all those safety stuff included in this car... this car going to be really light car.
MC: Light?
TT: Altezza was 2L NA (IS300, but in Japan had 2L NA) and current safety stuff is more strict than Altezza. How much was Altezza?
TK: 1345kg (2965 lbs)
TT: .....
TK: Is it lighter than that?
TT: Absolutely lighter than that
MC: So it is safer than lighter
TT: Yes it will be
MC: Comes w airbags and everything and light
TT: Of course
MC: Ah~ now that's some high expectation
MC: Tsuchiya-san, how do you feel? What's the minimum weight the FT86 have to be?
TK: Minimum weight?
MC: Yes, minimum weight
TK: If I buy this car, I'll replace hood, fender, trunk and everything else carbon fiber
MC: To make it more light
TK: Carbon
TT: Carbon?
TK: Yes
TT: That would be nice
MC: That will be tuning shop over there's job, so
TK: Pretty much
MC: But for this....
and vid stops.... WTF?!?!?!?!?

Ah... I'm tired now. time for lunch now~~~~